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Nathan Graham
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Chicago's Nathan Graham blends blues and Americana at the 2024 Mile of Music festival.
Nathan Graham brings soulful tunes to Jones Park in Appleton, Wisconsin. Born and raised in Chicago, his music style is a blend of South Side blues and Nashville Americana. Here are six songs from his live performance at the 2024 Mile of Music festival: “Pride,” “Fake Friends,” “Right One,” “Worrying My Life,” “Already Won” and “I'll Get It Right.”
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Nathan Graham
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Nathan Graham brings soulful tunes to Jones Park in Appleton, Wisconsin. Born and raised in Chicago, his music style is a blend of South Side blues and Nashville Americana. Here are six songs from his live performance at the 2024 Mile of Music festival: “Pride,” “Fake Friends,” “Right One,” “Worrying My Life,” “Already Won” and “I'll Get It Right.”
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[audience applauding and cheering] [groovy rock music] [groovy rock music] - Nathan Graham: Thank y'all so much.
My name is Nathan Graham.
Thank y'all so much for being here.
["Pride" by Nathan Graham] [groovy rock music] ♪ I lost my mind ♪ ♪ Searching for what I can't find ♪ ♪ So far away ♪ ♪ From my home ♪ ♪ I lost myself ♪ ♪ In this world, in this place ♪ ♪ And I never felt ♪ ♪ So alone ♪ ♪ I won't last another night ♪ ♪ On my own ♪ ♪ I'm stealing time ♪ ♪ Telling lies ♪ ♪ Promise you I'm fine ♪ ♪ And don't you worry, yeah ♪ ♪ Over me ♪ ♪ Say one more night ♪ ♪ One more year, one more mile ♪ ♪ Until I can find my own way, yeah ♪ ♪ Until I'm free ♪ ♪ I will always let my pride ♪ ♪ Get the best of me ♪ [groovy rock music] [electric guitar solo] [groovy rock music] ♪ I lost my mind ♪ ♪ Searching for what I can't find ♪ ♪ So far away ♪ ♪ From my home ♪ - One, two, three!
- ♪ My pride gets the best of me ♪ ♪ When I'm alone ♪ ♪ My pride gets the best of me ♪ ♪ When I'm alone ♪ [groovy rock music] Thank you!
["Fake Friends" by Nathan Graham] [groovy rock music] ♪ Don't you feel better ♪ ♪ Better off alone ♪ ♪ Does it make you feel like a man ♪ ♪ To know she's waiting at home ♪ ♪ And don't you feel sorry ♪ ♪ Sorry for yourself ♪ ♪ For showing us your busted heart ♪ ♪ You thought nobody could tell ♪ ♪ Ohh ohh ♪ ♪ No one cared that you left the party ♪ ♪ And no one cared you made a fool of yourself ♪ [groovy rock music] ♪ I always thought ♪ ♪ I thought that you know best ♪ ♪ But that cocaine smile ♪ ♪ Can't hide what's buried deep in your chest ♪ ♪ Saw you going down ♪ ♪ Going down in flames ♪ ♪ Well, I guess I just didn't know ♪ ♪ That I was doing the same ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ To tell you the truth, I needed your excuses ♪ ♪ To tell you the truth, I needed someone to blame ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ [groovy rock music] ♪ And I can't pretend like I was the good one ♪ ♪ And I can't pretend I played by the rules ♪ ♪ And I can't know how fast we were falling ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ If only we knew ♪ ♪ If only we knew ♪ ♪ If only we knew ♪ ♪ If only we knew ♪ [groovy rock music] [audience applauding and cheering] Thank y'all so much!
Thank y'all for being out here with us in the heat.
["Right One" by Nathan Graham] [groovy rock music] ♪ Spent my life as a selfish man ♪ ♪ Foolin' around with people's hearts ♪ ♪ And I've been prayin' and doin' all I can ♪ ♪ The bottom is the perfect place to start ♪ ♪ Feels like that I've been wrong enough ♪ ♪ I lost my way a time or two ♪ ♪ I need to look on the other side ♪ ♪ To know I'm on the right one with you ♪ ♪ I'm on the right one with you ♪ ♪ Spent my life as a selfish man ♪ ♪ Runnin' around from town to town ♪ ♪ And I've been prayin' and doin' all I can ♪ ♪ And love will keep me right here on the ground ♪ ♪ Feels like that I've been wrong enough ♪ ♪ I lost my way a time or two ♪ ♪ I need to look on the other side ♪ ♪ To know I'm on the right one with you ♪ ♪ I'm on the right one with you ♪ [groovy rock music] ♪ Feels like that I've been wrong enough ♪ ♪ I lost my way a time or two ♪ ♪ Feels like that I've been wrong enough ♪ ♪ I lost my way a time or two ♪ ♪ I need to look on the other side ♪ ♪ To know I'm on the right one with you ♪ ♪ I'm on the right one with you ♪ [cymbal ringing] [audience applauding and cheering] - I got introduced to this festival about three years ago, and it has allowed us to build this amazing market, this amazing fan base.
Everybody loves music here.
It's really easy to get a following going 'cause, you know, like, they're just so open to it.
It's amazing.
["Worrying My Life" by Nathan Graham] [groovy rock music] ♪ Never know when to run ♪ ♪ Never know when to stand ♪ ♪ Never know how to find a place ♪ ♪ And say, "This is the end" ♪ ♪ But that's all right ♪ ♪ I guess it's not the right time ♪ ♪ Do I know when to stand ♪ ♪ Do I know when to swim ♪ ♪ Never know how to find a place ♪ ♪ And say, "This is the end" ♪ ♪ But that's all right ♪ ♪ I guess it's not the right time ♪ ♪ What am I doing wrong?
♪ ♪ Why does it take so long?
♪ ♪ Don't wanna spend my time ♪ ♪ Worrying my life ♪ ♪ Worrying my life ♪ ♪ Do I know when to sink?
♪ ♪ And do I know when to swim?
♪ ♪ Was I doing just fine?
♪ ♪ Was it the shape that I'm in?
♪ ♪ Well, that's all right ♪ ♪ I guess it's not the right time ♪ ♪ Do I know what it was?
♪ ♪ Or ever what it should be?
♪ ♪ Was I playing a part?
♪ ♪ Or was the part playing me?
♪ ♪ Well, that's all right ♪ ♪ I guess it's not the right time ♪ ♪ What am I doing wrong?
♪ ♪ Why does it take so long?
♪ ♪ Don't wanna spend my time ♪ ♪ Worrying my life ♪ ♪ Worrying my life ♪ [electric guitar solo] ♪ What am I doing wrong?
♪ ♪ Why does it take so long?
♪ ♪ Don't wanna spend my time ♪ ♪ Worrying ♪ ♪ What am I doing wrong?
♪ ♪ Why does it take so long?
♪ ♪ Don't wanna spend my time ♪ ♪ Worrying my life ♪ ♪ Worrying my life ♪ [audience applauding and cheering] Thank y'all so much.
There's a lot of people that I've seen at every set that we've done here.
[audience member cheering] Yeah, thank y'all.
Even with a broken toe, you came to the show.
Thank you so much.
All right.
Gonna play a song from a friend of ours who wrote it for the album.
Mike Maimone, he's a Mile of Music alumni.
Been here many times.
So we're gonna do that for you now, here we go.
♪ Would you love what we have ♪ ♪ If this is all we'll ever get?
♪ [groovy rock music] ♪ Would it really be so bad ♪ ♪ If we left our chips unbet?
♪ ♪ So we don't need what they're sellin' ♪ ♪ Put your hand right here in mine ♪ ♪ If we can leave here from this table ♪ ♪ Not ahead and not behind ♪ ♪ So we've already won ♪ ♪ So we've already won ♪ ♪ If you believe we've already won ♪ ♪ Then we've already won ♪ [electric guitar solo] ♪ Just a couple of rats ♪ ♪ Running around and around ♪ ♪ Would you love where we're at ♪ ♪ With our feet on the ground?
♪ ♪ So we don't need what they're sellin' ♪ ♪ Put your hand right here in mine ♪ ♪ And we can let them chase their tail ♪ ♪ Leave this whole race behind ♪ ♪ So we've already won ♪ ♪ So we've already won ♪ ♪ If you believe we've already won ♪ ♪ Then we've already won ♪ ♪ Would you believe we've already won?
♪ ♪ We've already won ♪ ♪ Would you believe ♪ ♪ We've already won?
♪ ♪ If you believe we've already won ♪ ♪ Then we've already won ♪ [audience applauding and cheering] Whoo!
["I'll Get It Right" by Nathan Graham] [gentle electric guitar music] ♪ Spent all of my time ♪ ♪ Asleep at the wheel ♪ ♪ Never thought I'd get too far ♪ ♪ I crawled down this road less known ♪ ♪ And I just want my story told ♪ ♪ Leave a trail of broken hearts ♪ ♪ So we weren't meant to suffer ♪ ♪ Too much pride to cry ♪ ♪ I'll ♪ ♪ I'll get it right ♪ ♪ I'll get it right ♪ ♪ I'll get it right ♪ ♪ One of these days ♪ ♪ I know what to say ♪ ♪ I'll get it right ♪ [bluesy rock music] ♪ Dive after dive ♪ ♪ Eileen after Jolene ♪ ♪ And one more bottle down ♪ ♪ Staring at the crowd ♪ ♪ And they all look the same ♪ ♪ What's the name of this old town?
♪ ♪ So we weren't meant to suffer ♪ ♪ But I'd rather die young than fade away ♪ ♪ I'll get it right ♪ ♪ I'll get it right ♪ ♪ I'll get it right ♪ ♪ One of these days ♪ ♪ I know what to say ♪ ♪ I'll get it right ♪ [bluesy rock music] ♪ And I'll get it right ♪ ♪ And I'll get it right ♪ ♪ And I'll get it right ♪ ♪ One of these days ♪ ♪ I know what to say ♪ ♪ One of these days ♪ ♪ I know what to say ♪ ♪ One of these days ♪ ♪ I know what to say ♪ ♪ And I'll get it right ♪ [bluesy rock music] ♪ And I'll get it right ♪ ♪ And I'll get it right ♪ ♪ And I'll get it right ♪ ♪ One of these days ♪ ♪ I know what to say ♪ ♪ One of these days ♪ ♪ I know what to say ♪ ♪ One of these days ♪ ♪ I know what to say ♪ [audience applauding and cheering] ♪ I'll get it right ♪ [bluesy rock music] [audience applauding and cheering] Thank y'all so much!
Julie Nichols, John MacNeil, Ian Tsan.
My name is Nathan Graham, thank y'all for being here.
Thank you.
[audience applauding and cheering]
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Clip: Special | 12m 49s | Americana musician Abby Posner performs three songs at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (12m 49s)
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Clip: Special | 18m 43s | Mile of Music festival performance by six-piece modern folk/Americana band Buffalo Rose. (18m 43s)
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Clip: Special | 7m 43s | Milwaukee native and folk artist Cassie Boettcher makes her Mile of Music festival debut. (7m 43s)
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Clip: Special | 12m 55s | Folk singer-songwriter Christopher Gold shares two songs at Mile of Music 2024. (12m 55s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 38s | Grammy-nominated Cory Chisel brings Americana roots to Mile of Music 2024. (3m 38s)
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Clip: Special | 28m 11s | Minneapolis-based Dan Rodriguez plays live Americana music at the Mile of Music festival. (28m 11s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 51s | David Robert King plays "Cold-Hearted Woman" during a live acoustic set at Mile of Music. (3m 51s)
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Clip: Special | 6m 32s | Garage-style rock band Diet Lite from Milwaukee performs at the Mile of Music festival. (6m 32s)
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Clip: Special | 26m 35s | NYC supergroup Fantastic Cat performs live pop/rock at Appleton's Mile of Music festival. (26m 35s)
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Clip: Special | 20m 31s | Grammy-nominated Appleton native Hillary Reynolds performs live at Mile of Music 2024. (20m 31s)
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Clip: Special | 11m 1s | Illiterate Light, an indie rock duo, performs live at Appleton's Mile of Music festival. (11m 1s)
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Clip: Special | 14m 29s | Jeremie Albino and The Rosehall Band blend Americana and blues at Mile of Music 2024. (14m 29s)
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Clip: Special | 21m 56s | Americana singer-songwriter Joy Clark performs live at Appleton's Mile of Music festival. (21m 56s)
Leon Timbo and The Family Band
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Clip: Special | 9m 4s | Atlanta's Leon Timbo and The Family Band perform live country-soul at Mile of Music 2024. (9m 4s)
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Clip: Special | 28m 14s | Chicago's indie rock band Marina City performs at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (28m 14s)
Mile of Music performers share 'A Song Before We Go'
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Clip: Special | 21m 37s | Mile of Music artists perform closing songs at the 2024 festival finale. (21m 37s)
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Clip: Special | 12m 55s | Australian folk duo Minor Gold performs live at Mile of Music 2024. (12m 55s)
Preview: Special | 1m | This concert documentary offers a front row seat to Appleton's community music festival. (1m)
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Clip: Special | 21m 59s | California’s Rainbow Girls blend folk and rock at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (21m 59s)
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Clip: Special | 25m 45s | Blues artist Sarah Potenza brings bold vocals to the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (25m 45s)
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Clip: Special | 7m 57s | Scott H. Biram merges blues, country and punk at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (7m 57s)
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Clip: Special | 11m 22s | Banjo innovator Tall Tall Trees plays psychedelic rock at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (11m 22s)
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Clip: Special | 9m 48s | The Oshkosh band rocks Houdini Plaza at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. (9m 48s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 18s | Milwaukee hip-hop artist Twan Mack performs one of his final sets at Mile of Music 2024. (3m 18s)
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Clip: Special | 15m 49s | Folk trio Valley Fox plays live at Mile of Music 2024 with mandolin, bass and guitar. (15m 49s)
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Clip: Special | 15m 47s | Folk singer Willi Carlisle plays banjo, fiddle and guitar at the Mile of Music festival. (15m 47s)
Writer's Round: High Tea, Jamie Kent and South for Winter
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Clip: Special | 49m 49s | Folk rock and Americana songwriters perform in-the-round live at Mile of Music 2024. (49m 49s)
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